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G. H. KITGHEN.

SIGN. 7 No. 353,867. Patented Dec. 7, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. KITCHEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SIGN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,867, dated December 7, 1886.

Application filed November 28, 1885. Serial No. 184,181.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. KITCHEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Sign, of

5 which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to illuminated signs wherein opal glass is used for forming the letters, and glass bulls eyes are used for ornamenting the sign.

The invention consists in the means of bolding the bulls-eyes in place in the body of the sign, and in the means of forming the letters with the opal glass, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of an illuminated sign made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detailed enlarged seetional elevation taken on the line 00 x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view show- 2 ing the means for holding the bulls-eyes; and

Fig. 4 is a reverse elevation of,a bulls-eye and part of the body of the sign, illustrating more clearly the method of securing the bullseyes in place.

A represents the body of the sign. This is made hollow to receive gas-jets for illuminating the sign, and the front B, in which the letters of the sign appear, is by preference of galvanized iron, and it may be of any de- 5 sired outline to suit the taste.

tance of insertion of the bulls-eye.

are passed through the orifices 0, made in the glass, and clinched against the inner surface of the glass, as shown clearly in Fig. 2.

About the lettering of the sign the front B is ornamented with the bulls-eyes D, of glass. These protrude from the outer surface of the front B and are inserted in openings f, made in the front piece, B, to receive them. The bullseycs D are hollow, and are each formed with a shank, h, that'fits in the opening f, and with the shoulder h, that limits the dis- About the shank h is formed a groove, '5. This is to receive the clasp-ring j, for locking the bullseye in place in the front piece, B. The claspring j is made of spring-wire and is an open ring, so that in order to hold the bulls-eyes in place the ring has simply to be slipped upon the shank into the groove 1'. By removing the ring 9' the bulls-eye may be removed without in any manner defacing the sign.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a sign, the front B, having the sign-letters So cutin it, in combination with the plates 0 and separate pieces d, the plates 0 being placed over the letter-openings cut in the front B, and having orifices c, to receive wires or pins for holding the separate pieces (I, substantially as 8 5 described. I

GEO. H. KITCHEN.

Witnesses:

P. F. GIBBoNs, MIOHAEL HoRAN. 

